BMI’s 17th Annual Howdy Texas Party presented by Deep Eddy

6-8 pm, Stubbs BBQ, 801 Red River Street

This is a private event, admission by invitation only

Valerie June

Valerie June knows a thing or two about turning hopes
and dreams into realities. With Pushin' Against A
Stone, she went from self-releasing her music as
Tennessee's best kept secret to being hailed by the
New York Times as one of America's “most
intriguing, fully formed new talents." The New
Yorker was captivated by her "unique, stunning
voice," while Rolling Stone dubbed her
"unstoppable," and NPR called her "an elemental talent
born with the ability to rearrange the clouds themselves."
She astonished TV audiences from coast-to-coast with
spellbinding performances on The Tonight Show,
The Late Show, Austin City Limits,
Rachael Ray, and CBS Saturday Morning,
and graced some of the world's most prestigious stages,
from Carnegie Hall to the Kennedy Center. When it came
time to record the follow-up, June felt liberated by the
success, fearless and more confident than ever in trusting
her instincts and following her muse. The result is an
eclectic blend of folk, soul, country, R&B and blues
that makes The Order Of Time undoubtedly the
finest work of her career.

Langhorne Slim

The Spirit Moves is Langhorne Slim’s
newest collection of his now-signature, cinematic, joyful
noise. Out on Dualtone Record, the album marks his second
with rock-solid band The Law, and the highly anticipated
follow-up to 2012’s critically acclaimed The Way
We Move. Produced by Langhorne, The Law, and trusted
cohort Kenny Siegal, the record was recorded with engineer
Andrija Tokic at his East Nashville studio, the Bomb
Shelter. A stunning portrait of Langhorne’s life in
transition, The Spirit Moves offers beautiful
glimpses of bold beginnings and risks taken, creating an
ode not only to a better life, but to the vulnerability
needed to live it. “By opening myself, I’m
vulnerable and I’m fearful, but I start to get real.
And in that realness, there is immense strength that I
wish for everybody,” Langhorne says. “Maybe
everybody’s scared to be a freak. But when you live
as a freak––” he
laughs––“it’s so much more
fulfilling.”

Ron Pope

With his new album, Ron Pope & The
Nighthawks, Pope delivers music that is
“affectionately-crafted and Americana-drenched;
soaked in the country rooted-musicianship of the southern
states” according to Chart Shaker.
Co-produced by Pope and GRAMMY winner Ted Young (The
Rolling Stones, Kurt Vile, Grace Potter), the band’s
new LP showcases giant down home sing-alongs drenched in
gorgeous church pew harmonies, New Orleans brothel horns,
and Georgia firework slide guitar solos. It is distinctly
American rock music that manages to feel inexorably tied
to its past while remaining unquestionably contemporary
and vibrant. On this record, you’ll find love and
sex, fear and hope, pain and pleasure and hopelessness
mixed with boundless optimism in a way that only notable
song crafting like Pope’s can provide.

March 15

YETI/BMI Day Party

YETI Office, 220 South Congress Avenue, 2:00-6:00 pm

This is a private event, admission by invitation only

Dan Luke and the Raid

Dan Luke and The Raid is the sonically bipolar brainchild of frontman
and songwriter Daniel Lucas Shultz. Growing up in a house full of
musicians, at a young age Shultz developed a restless sense of urgency
that he would later use to his advantage. Determined not to let
opportunity slip, Shultz joined as many bands as he could as a teenager.
Most weekends he threw underage house shows or played whatever local bar
would let him in, but occasionally his hardwork would pay off and by age
20 he’d played Lollapallooza, and had the opportunity to open for the
likes of Twin Peaks, The Growlers, and Peter Hook and The Light.
Crafting raw, emotional rock songs with a psychedelic tinge, Dan Luke
and the Raid is his most personal project to date. Influenced by
Shultz’s diverse taste, the band’s sound is a combination of vintage pop
and modern psych with a penchant for veering off into strange territory.
The young five-piece group has quickly made a name for itself, fueled by
Shultz’s intense drive, ambition, and unique perspective. Their debut
album, Be Good, is due out in 2017.

Jonny P

Bronx-born, Nashville-based singer-songwriter Jonny P has served up
some truly delicious tunes rooted in the sounds of the past but anchored
firmly and irrevocably in the present. Defined by disarmingly direct
arrangements, a superlatively smooth vocal style, and an undying belief
in the power of soul, he is a soul visionary. When a song is finished,
the talented musician creates a demo at his home in East Nashville,
playing all the instruments himself and laying them down one at a time:
bass and drums, guitar and piano, then finally voice. This creative
process, while time-consuming and laborious, not only weeds out the
weaker ideas but results in gracefully minimalist arrangements that are
quickly becoming Jonny P’s sonic signature. In 2014, he self-released
his debut EP, Right to You (also co-produced by Goffrey Moore), which
introduced him as one of Nashville’s most thrilling new voices. His new
material, like “Say I Do” and “It’s Our Time,” build off that strong
foundation.

Colony House

Uplifting guitar-based rock influenced by alt-rock legends like U2, as
well as more contemporary influences like Cold War Kids gives Colony
House its signature sound. The 2014 issue of their debut full-length
album, When I Was Younger, lead to heavy touring during 2015, and the
trio of Caleb Chapman, Will Chapman and Scott Mills expanded to a
four-piece band with Parke Cottrell on bass. In 2017, Colony House
returned with their sophomore full-length album, Only the Lonely, which
featured the explosive single "You & I."

Liz Cooper & The Stampede

“It started with golf clubs and country clubs, but now it’s all rock
clubs,” Liz Cooper says, giggling. She spent most of her life developing
her golf skills, only to drop her college scholarship to move to
Nashville and pursue music. “Writing songs and playing the guitar came
as naturally to me as golf did. But music tickled my brain in a way
nothing else ever could.” Cooper didn’t know a soul in Nashville when
she moved, so she got a job at a familiar place: a country club. “Liz
may not have known anyone when she moved here,” says the Stampede
low-end provider Grant Prettyman. “But now, I feel like she knows pretty
much every person she walks past. She just doesn’t stop smiling, and
people don’t stop smiling back.” Coincidentally—or not so coincidentally
because, well, it is Nashville—some fellow co-workers at the country
club also had a band. They called themselves Future Thieves, and they
offered to record Cooper’s first EP, Monsters. After that, she began
writing songs and formed a band with Ky Baker on drums and Prettyman on
the weird long guitar, and they recorded the Live at the Silent Planet
EP. Now, the psychedelic folk/rock band is working on recording a
full-length album that brings together their different styles “to create
something that makes us all question what kind of music we even like
anyways.”

Brent Cobb

Brent Cobb didn’t set out to write an album that feels
and sounds like the place he grew up, but now that the
grooves have been cut in his debut LP, Shine on Rainy Day,
there’s no denying the vibe of his southcentral Georgia
home. From the Nashville slice-of-life narrative of
“Solving Problems” to the delicate and powerful interplay
of acoustic and electric guitars on the stunning closer
“Black Crow,” the album, which was produced by his cousin
and fellow Georgian, GRAMMY Award-winning Dave Cobb, feels
like the people, places and sounds of Cobb’s life. With
something of a Southern Gothic narrative, Shine on Rainy
Day alternates between dark visions and self-deprecating
scenes of black humor that bubble up in laugh-or-cry
moments. In addition to this highly anticipated record
which delivers all that was expected and more, Cobb has
landed several cuts with country superstars including
Miranda Lambert, Kenny Chesney and Luke Bryan.

Paul Cauthen

Americana music fans will remember Paul Cauthen’s name from Sons of
Fathers, the raucous Texicana group he co-founded in 2011 with bassist
David Beck. The band earned glowing praise from Rolling Stone, NPR, and
others, thanks to two albums that climbed into the Top 10 of the
Americana Music Chart. After quitting the band three years ago to pursue
a different message, Cauthen has learned to channel his racing mind and
rumbling baritone into the blues, gospel, and rock-and-roll that fuel
his mesmerizing full-length solo debut, My Gospel. Cauthen delivers the
songs on the record, which cover our earthly struggles to love, connect,
and just get by, with the tortured showmanship of Jerry Lee Lewis and
seductive ease of Elvis. Ultimately, Cauthen is on a mission: to make
music he can be proud of that also serves a higher purpose, both of
which this record does.

BMI Presents: Sonidos Alternos

Gustavo Galindo

Gustavo Galindo’s music is a reflection of his life between two
countries and two cultures. Born in Mexico City, he lived in Lake Tahoe,
Mexico City, and then Sacramento before moving to Los Angeles for
college.

Family get-togethers were Mexican music jams, featuring everything
from ranchera to pop. Galindo majored in International Relations, but
his real education was in the record store, where he studied artists
like Juanes, Soda Stereo, Julieta Venegas, and Molotov. Gustavo's sound
is a combination of traditional and contemporary Mexican and American
styles in English and Spanish.

His 2008 EP, La Ciudad, caught the attention of multi-GRAMMY and
Oscar-winning Gustavo Santaolalla of the Surco label. Galindo signed to
Universal Latino/Surco in 2010 and his debut, Entre la Ciudad y el Mar,
debuted at #1 on the iTunes Latin Pop charts, #14 on the Latin Pop
Billboard charts and was nominated for a GRAMMY. Galindo’s latest,
produced by GRAMMY winner Alan Sauceda, is due in spring of 2017.

iLe

Purerto Rican singer/composer iLe (a.k.a. Ileana Mercedes Cabra Joglar)
first came to prominence as a vocalist for Calle 13. While that
versatile alternative ensemble won wide acclaim for its eclectic meshing
of styles, iLe reinvented herself as a solo artist in 2015. Ilevitable,
her solo debut, was released in 2016 and widely hailed as a new pinnacle
of Latin American music, going on to win the GRAMMY award for Best Latin
Rock, Urban or Alternative album.

Nea Agostini

Italo-Chilean singer/songwriter/composer Nea Agostini became obsessed
with music at an early age. By the age of 13, he was fronting his own
band, later to study at prestigious institutions like the Modern School
of Music in Santiago, Accademia del Suono in Milan and the Berklee
College of Music in Boston. But beyond his formal immersion in music,
his bicultural roots and personal experience inform his sound. Together
with his brother and musical accomplice Ale on drums and percussion, Nea
has crafted an exciting alternative pop-rock style with ambition to take
it worldwide.

Madame Récamier

Gina Récamier, better known as Madame Récamier, is a singer-songwriter
born in Mexico City. She adopted pop in Spanish as her main genre,
influenced by a vast variety of styles. Madame grew up watching movies
that her grandfather produced and was interested in cinema soundtracks.
She began playing guitar and piano at the age of 14, and by 17, finished
her first musical project, Tripped Lips. At 21, she toured with pop
artist Aleks Syntek. Her first two independently released albums,
Chocolate and ImaGina, were well received on the indie music scene,
leading to theater and movie soundtrack opportunities and slots on Latin
festivals Vive Latino and Corona Capital. She was nominated for Premios
Pantalla de cristal and Indi-o Music Awards, won third place in the 2016
International Songwriting Competition and was selected as the winner of
the inaugural “María Grever songwriting scholarship” in 2011. Her third
album, Mi Corazón, will be a new step in her bright career.

PJ Sin Suela

Born in New York City, but raised in Ponce, Puerto Rico,
PJ Sin Suela (also known as Pedro Juan Vazquez) is a
talented rapper driven by his passions. Though currently
consumed and committed by his love for hip-hop, he also
penned a children’s book (2012’s Smart Is the New
Cool) and earned a doctorate in medicine. Sin Suela’s
musical career, however, is as ambitious and versatile as
his scholarly extracurricular activity. His rhymes are
rife with rhythm, passion and positivity.

Victoria “La Mala” Ortiz

Victoria “La Mala” Ortiz has been making waves, turning
heads and crafting hits in her native Mexico for some
time, putting a new spin on the traditonal Banda sound
with a contemporary hip-hop take. Since first announcing
herself with “Ahora Soy Mala” in 2013, La Mala has swiftly
defined herself as a self-assured new voice of Regional
Mexican music. And while this Mexico City native may have
introduced a new sensibility into a traditional sound, she
also boasts an infectious positivity that is impossible to
resist. As one of Pandora’s Latin Artists to Watch in
2017, and with her latest single, “Vete Mucho,” debuting
at #6 on Monitor Latino Hot Tracks, La Mala’s star is on
the rise.

BMI / AT&T Fiber Acoustic Brunch presented by SunTrust Bank

This is a private event, admission by invitation only

Caitlyn Smith

Raised in small town Cannon Falls, Minnesota, Caitlyn
Smith grew up singing in the church and at county fairs.
She wrote her first songs at the age of eight, and
convinced her parents she was meant to be an artist,
eventually landing in Nashville.

Now, in a time when everything is fast and bombastic,
it's rare to find an artist who can hush a room with just
her voice or her pen. Smith is one of them. She’s composed
songs for Dolly Parton, Garth Brooks, Meghan Trainor, and
she recently released her album Starfire.

Her soulful vocals and honest lyrics amplify the
construction, occupying a unique space that can blossom
with a full band or be stripped down into intimate
experiences. Smith, who has opened for Eric Church, Sheryl
Crow and Dierks Bentley, understands not only how
important the craft itself is, but also how music can –
and should - transform in a live setting.

Devin Dawson

Atlantic Records / Warner Music Nashville artist Devin Dawson is not
your typical country artist. He has a knack for writing razor sharp
stories that cut straight to the heart, full of detail and clever turns
of phrase. And his songs speak the language of a new generation.

His approach to music is not different on purpose, it’s different
with purpose. Twenty-eight years old and from Orangevale, California,
Dawson grew up just outside the gates of Folsom Prison. He heard the
sirens at night, and sang along to Johnny Cash, Alan Jackson, Marvin
Gaye and Creedence Clearwater Revival. Arriving in Nashville in 2012, he
put his unique skills to use authoring songs for other artists. He
teamed with producer Jay Joyce on his debut album and co-wrote every
track, resulting in a mix of organic roots and high-voltage country,
full of romance and delivered with a distinctive saw-toothed vocal.

morgxn

morgxn’s journey began in his hometown of Nashville where his
earliest musical memories are singing with his mom. “I could hold
melodies before I could talk,” he says. By age six, morgxn was
dominating the gospel choir and at age nine, began taking voice and
piano lessons and writing songs. After college, he made his way to New
York City where he dabbled in theatre. Now telling his own stories,
morgxn is drawn to writing about human resilience in his fearless,
vulnerable, electronic-soul songs: “How we pull ourselves back up even
when we’re knocked down a thousand times,” he says. “I’m chasing the
tension of wanting love, having it, and needing more. It’s that desire
to go beyond the surface.” Since the release of his single “love you
with the lights on,” morgxn has been working on songs for an upcoming EP
and album that he will release through his label, wxnderlost records.

Vera Blue

Cutting her teeth as a folk artist in the small town of
Forbes and adopted home of Sydney, Australian Vera Blue
started as a singer and acoustic guitarist. Now, she’s
found her sound, mixing the music she’s long-loved with
lush, sultry electronica. The results are sometimes
gentle, sometimes ferocious and always show-stopping, with
her commanding vocals front and center. Blue burst into
the iconic Byron Bay festival, Splendour in the Grass,
July 2016, performing “Papercuts,” her #1 iTunes charting
song with Illy, premiering her new track “Fracture”
alongside Slumberjack, and performing as Flume’s surprise
guest, singing his smash hit, “Never Be Like You,” in
front of 20,000 people. Less than a day after wrapping up
her sold out “Fingertips Tour” in Sydney, Blue announced
she would embark on a national tour supported by triple j
radio. This saw the rising artist perform 22 sold out
shows in capital cities and regional areas in fall 2016.

Brayton Bowman

Philly-born, L.A.-based singer/songwriter Brayton Bowman may still only
be in his early 20’s, but his pliable voice exudes the flavor of classic
soulful jazz. But Bowman’s no throwback. His style of contemporary pop
merges elements of R&B, futuristic funk and even a bit of hip-hop
swagger. Bowman dropped two EPs in 2015 and followed up with an
appearance on “Shy” by the Magician in 2016, which hit 13.5 million
total streams on Spotify and Soundcloud. His just-released 22 Minutes
Later shows a brand new side to the rising singer/songwriter and is
already blowing up.

Michael Blume

With his unbridled passion and soul-baring rawness, Michael Blume is
known for captivating listeners around the country. His debut EP, When I
Get It Right, teems with thoughtful, socially conscious lyrics that are
both personal and universal. Perfectly showcasing his unique mix of R&B,
neo-soul, hip-hop, jazz, and electronica, Blume has sold out multiple
live shows, including New York City’s famed Bowery Ballroom, with his
confessional and inspirational performances. With a musical background
rooted in the prestigious Yale University a cappella group, Blume
effortlessly produces complex vocal arrangements that illustrate his
comprehensive musicianship and complement his stellar range. Whether
backed by his stripped-down, acoustic 5-piece band or his signature
11-piece band, his live performances shine.

BMI & SAG-AFTRA present Ryan Adams at ACL Live @ Moody Theater

SXSW Music and Platinum badges will have primary access; all other SXSW badges and Showcasing Artist wristbands will have secondary access

Ryan Adams

Prolific singer-songwriter Ryan Adams is on a musical journey driven by
a restless muse. With a formidable catalog of music infused with
honesty, wit and a deep regard for authentic storytelling, Adams’
eclectic tastes, encyclopedic knowledge and tireless thirst to create
have resulted in 16 acclaimed albums, in addition to his many
side-projects. From his humble punk rock roots to his role as frontman
of the influential alternative country ensemble Whiskeytown to his
innovative solo career, Adams is as comfortable and as adept at playing
disarmingly poignant country ballads as he is ripping through a set of
black metal bombast. His latest album, Prisoners, only further
solidifies his reputation, delivering a moving rumination on heartbreak
and healing, and receiving rapturous reviews for its intimacy, its rich
well of musical influence and its cathartic emotional
resonance.

Ron Gallo

With hair as imposing as his voice, Ron Gallo specializes in outspoken,
high-octane rock. After years fronting the Philadelphia roots rock band,
Toy Soldiers, Gallo’s muse steered him a louder direction, prompting the
singer/songwriter to decamp to Nashville and form the Ron Gallo III, a
fiery power-trio that realizes Gallo’s flair for cantankerous punk and
stripped-down garage rock. His live shows are already renowned for being
incendiary, and his new album Heavy Meta is suitably uncompromising.
Gallo has shared the stage with Wanda Jackson, Dr. Dog, Deer Tick, Dr.
John, The Walkmen, J. Roddy Walston, among others. He has been featured
among USA Today’s “Bands to Watch,” Paste Magazine’s “Philly Bands You
Should Listen to NOW” and has garnered appearances on PBS SUN Studio
Special, Daytrotter, Audiotree, and many more.

Cherry Glazerr

As versed in dreamy ethereal pop as serrated noise,
L.A. combo Cherry Glazerr (their name a cheeky homage
to NPR correspondent Chery Glaser), started off as a
grassroots indie endeavor before design house Yves
Saint Laurent used their track “Trick or Treat
Dancefloor” in an ad campaign. Regardless of that
wider exposure, the band – led by distinctive
singer/songwriter Clementine “Clem” Creevy – has
remained true to its roots. Their newly released third
album, Apocalipstick, boasts a slightly more
polished punch, but Creevy’s songs retain a unique,
deliberate character.

Summer Cannibals

Practicing a full-throttled blend of hook-laden pop and punked-out
riff-rock, Portland, Oregon’s Summer Cannibals – named after a track
from Patti Smith’s 1996 album, Gone Again – honed their attack on their
third album, Full Of It, last year, further cultivating their reputation
as an aggressive live act on the Northwest rock circuit. Led by
singer/guitarist Jessica Boudreaux, whose raw, no-nonsense songs thrive
on candidness and confrontation, Summer Cannibals have evolved into a
taut rock unit to be reckoned with. Attention from NPR, Pitchfork,
Stereogum, SPIN and Entertainment Weekly, among others, are keeping a
laser-focus on this band to watch.

Emily Wolfe

Renowned for her blistering guitar playing and emotionally frank lyrics,
singer/songwriter Emily Wolfe performs soulfully stripped-down
blues-rock of a sort that is informed by a life of traveling difficult
paths. This Austin native is a survivor, a passionate music creator and
a bona fide guitar hero. Her songs act as both her deeply personal
exorcism and a riff-driven catharsis. While her musical style has
evolved from folksy acoustic to gritty electric, Wolfe’s songs connect
on levels that are alternately haunting, heartening and harrowing,
leaving precious few listeners unmoved.